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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T16:07:43+00:00 2026-05-27T16:07:43+00:00

How can I locate an element just by specifying the text property, whether its

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How can I locate an element just by specifying the text property, whether its a link or a button or something else.

In jquery, we can write:

$('*').filter(function(){return $(this).text()=="some text";});

How can I achieve the same goal in Watir?

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    2026-05-27T16:07:44+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 4:07 pm

    If you do not know element type, but you know it’s attribute (in your case, text):

    browser.element(:text => "some text")
    
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